Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 23:35:48 09/30/99
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On October 01, 1999 at 02:07:07, James Robertson wrote: >On September 30, 1999 at 16:50:33, Peter Kappler wrote: > >>On September 30, 1999 at 14:35:25, Charles Unruh wrote: >> >>> >>> In the past i thought faster hardware would benefit slow searchers like >>>Chessmaster more than fast searchers like Fritz. Now i'm more inclined to >>>believe that it makes more sense that faster hardware benefits fast searchers >>>more. For the reason that positional ideas are for the most parts moves made >>>from practical experience/knowledge, that we can't always quite calculate. >>>However, faster hardware gives programs the ability in many instances to >>>actually be able to calculate the result. So although i think Chessmaster is a >>>truly awesome engine especially against programs running up to 233Mhz I expct >>>that on a P450Mhz it will come in 3rd or 4th. >> >> >>As a general rule, faster hardware should favor the "slow" searchers. This is >>especially true at blitz, where search depths are relatively shallow, and every >>extra ply makes a huge difference. >> >>Chess System Tal is a great example of this - it's relatively weak at >>blitz(Fritz would kill it) but pretty strong at 40/2 (probably about equal to >>Fritz). > >This kind of falls apart when you see the amazing lightning results Hiarcs 7.32 >is having against all other program, Fritz included.... > >James > Hi James, I'm a big fan of Hiarcs, too, but my experience so far is that Fritz is slightly stronger at blitz. This is based on a few engine vs. engine matches I've played between them. (~80 games so far at 5+1 time control, and Fritz is ahead by about 10 games.) I know this isn't a large enough sample size to draw firm conclusions - please share any data you have. By "lightning" are you referring to super-fast time controls, like 2+0? I have no idea how Hiarcs performs there, but my money would be on Fritz... --Peter
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